{Ed007's Note - My Mrs is still up at 4 in the morning to go to work in Aldi's - who have given all workers a 10% bonus on hours worked since the 9th of March - and when a guy from her work mentioned it on Facebook someone replied saying "you only work in a shop, nurses are at the frontline fighting to save lives".}

{Ed007's Note - Honestly mate, Aldi are a great company to work for. My Mrs started 5/6 years ago as a general shop assistant and was on better money than she was on as a manageress in Clintons Cards.}

27 Mar 2020 14:17:44
ED007 how lucky are you that Moneypenny gets first dibs as the bread, milk and toilet rolls come in lol
Seriously all the shop staff deserve credit too for turning up and dealing with all the grumpy, greedy so and so, s every day.
Plus a BIG SHOUT OUT to all our great NHS people for their sterling work just now.
Everybody Stay safe, Stay healthy and STAY INDOORS.

27 Mar 2020 19:29:37
Hi folks I’m an assistant manager in Aldi. tomorrow is my first day off in two weeks. so it’s vodka o’clock! I’ve been on 5am till whenever shifts so it’s been tough I ain’t going to lie! But the customers are finally grasping it now keep the head and stop buying stuff for the sake of buying it? A Saturday off. no golf and no Celtic. gutted! Anyway folks stay safe and mon the hoops! 🍺🥃🍀🙂.

27 Mar 2020 19:49:41
Thats a big help from aldi with the extra 10% on your wages. I asked the woman in Sainsbury if they get a bonus and she just laughed. These companys are raking it in, the shelves are emptier now than at christmas.

{Ed007's Note - The shelves are only empty because of all the morons that are panic buying, the Mrs says there's supposedly plenty of stock in the warehouse but the distribution network can't keep up.}

27 Mar 2020 20:03:46
I work in the coop depot an we are all stepping up to make sure delivers go out to the stores even though 140 of our colleagues have been struck down with this we are all still going. Every retail person and delivery driver still going to here work should be applauded as every person who can work is working as hard as they can not just the nhs. Although my hearts go out to the nhs as they are front line although they have some protective get delivery drivers and retail workers don't have any and are meeting the public on a daily basis so every single person should get a shout out Hail Hail.

27 Mar 2020 23:47:45
I couldn't agree more, the NHS, Voluntary and Charitable care teams and Local Government workets are doing a fantastic job in keeping people safe. Soldiers march on their stomachs; hence why you guys, the Grocer, the Baker, the butchers, the lorry drivers and food shop staff, etc deserve the same appreciation as the rest. Huge respect.

28 Mar 2020 12:26:59
Sounny I really don't understand why companies don't put people like your wife on the forlough scheme or whatever its called. The government wants them to, martin lewis was very clear on that. Tell the mrs to go to head office.

{Ed007's Note - Have a read through THIS, Souny (it was the top Google result, Steph if you have a better link send it in mate) and note where it says:

"That means if someone is self isolating for the next three months an employer has the discretion to put them on furlough. The same is true for someone whose job is available but they can't work because they are at home to look after children."

It definitely can't be right that she's not getting any money.}

28 Mar 2020 14:19:53
Still sending us to work on construction sites if you want to self isolate it’s sick pay only as work is available it’s shocking.

28 Mar 2020 19:53:12
I’m in Lancaster at the moment penalty clauses are huge if site runs late so pushed back to subcontractors luckily I can stay in office but my lads are out on site all day with no choice.

{Ed007's Note - It can't be right that you guys are being forced into that kind of situation. So you're expected to go out and do a day's graft then go home and piss about with the self isolation stuff? That's just crazy mate, fingers crossed you're OK, Welshy.}

28 Mar 2020 23:56:23
The good thing is welshy, bucky is the cure. The cure for everything.

29 Mar 2020 22:14:49
Stengo that was a time of incredible talent coming through Celtic boys. I played in the same team as Stevie Kean. Used to stay at his house when I went down at weekends from the Highlands. John Collins was also in that team and was an amazing player then but Tiny so Celtic got rid. I would sometimes train with 16s who were a couple of years older as I travelled down with a 16s player from the Highlands and that team had Grant and Archdeacon etc. and one player who was playing in that team at a year younger because he was so good was Tony Shepherd. The guy stood iyt like a sore thumb. He was brilliant and the talk was he would be the next Macstay who had just broke into the first team at 17. Of all the players I played with and trained with in those days he is the memorable one. Shane he never quite hit the heights expected. Thanks for your post it brought back a lot of good memories.